Tarantino: ‘ Selma deserved an Emmy”: Update:Tarantino clarifies comment

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/12/t-magazine/quentin-tarantino-bret-easton-ellis-interview.html?_r=0


new interview where he says some interesting things. i get what he says about Selma. it was a good film, but part of it did feel like a TV movie. i love Ava though and she out here doing dope things and i hope she keeps shining. but Selma to me wasnt on 12 Years A Slave level as far as a movie tackiling racism is concerned, which was just undeniable to me.

Quentin Tarantino clarifies Selma comment from T magazine interview | EW.com

“I’m writing you to pass on that the quote from the NY Times piece about Selma is wrong. I never sawSelma,” he wrote. “If you look at the article, it was Bret who was talking about Selma, not me. I did say the line ‘it deserved a Emmy,’ but when I said it, it was more like a question.

“Which basically meant, ‘it’s like a TV movie?’ Which Bret and myself being from the same TV generation, was not only understood, but there was no slam intended,” he continued. “Both Bret and myself come from the seventies and eighties when there were a lot of historically based TV movies: the King mini-series written by Abby Mann staring Paul Winfield; Crisis at Central High with Joanne Woodward. AndJudge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys. These were great TV movies. I’d be honored to be placed next to those films. However, I haven’t seen it. Does it look like a seventies TV movie? Yes. Does it play like one, I don’t know, I haven’t seen it.”


the original quote does have him saying "she did a good job though” so he must have seen it no?:ohhh:
 
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I don't see his point at all, selma felt every bit like a motion picture. If you wanted a tv movie look at the overrated still alice or boyhood.:scust:cracker should shut his mouth on everything black, foreal.
 

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i watched selma and to be honest, yes it did tackle an important aspect of us history and discussed racism, but if you look at it from a cinematic point of view, script, acting and pacing wise, it could have been a better movie :manny:
Same can be said about django and 12 years too. The thing is neither one of those flick had the once in a lifetime performance David oyelowo had as Martin going for it. His performance alone outweighs any so called shortcomings the film had
 

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Same can be said about django and 12 years too. The thing is neither one of those flick had the once in a lifetime performance David oyelowo had as Martin going for it. His performance alone outweighs any so called shortcomings the film had
Yeah, he might have gotten an Oscar if that kid hadn't shot those two cops in nyc.
 

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i watched selma and to be honest, yes it did tackle an important aspect of us history and discussed racism, but if you look at it from a cinematic point of view, script, acting and pacing wise, it could have been a better movie :manny:
felt the same way... it was sold as THE mlk movie.. at least of our era

it was not even close to the level of malcolm x.. and not even on 12 years level.. shyt i'm not sure it was a better MOVIE than amastad or rosewood

it kinda watched it like :ld:
 

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felt the same way... it was sold as THE mlk movie.. at least of our era
nah this ain't some "American gangster" switcharoo at the last minute. The movie is called selma FFS anyone that knows American history knows the connotations behind that name. We just wanted it to be a MLK biopic because there has never been one for the big screen. And given that Steven Spielberg owns the rights to MLK's most famous speeches it's kind of impossible for anyone to do a true biopic without his involvement
 

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selma was solid. but the outrage did have me a lil :ohhh::yeshrug: cause i honestly didnt think it was oscar level. or at least what the oscars aspire to be. a film like 12 years a slave was just undeniable and
Same can be said about django and 12 years too. The thing is neither one of those flick had the once in a lifetime performance David oyelowo had as Martin going for it. His performance alone outweighs any so called shortcomings the film had

who was a bad acting choice in 12 years? acting was flawless in that film. django is entertaining but the german dude got way too much shine for a film about a free slave.
 

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nah this ain't some "American gangster" switcharoo at the last minute. The movie is called selma FFS anyone that knows American history knows the connotations behind that name. We just wanted it to be a MLK biopic because there has never been one for the big screen. And given that Steven Spielberg owns the rights to MLK's most famous speeches it's kind of impossible for anyone to do a true biopic without his involvement

How did did this happend?
 

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selma was solid. but the outrage did have me a lil :ohhh::yeshrug: cause i honestly didnt think it was oscar level. or at least what the oscars aspire to be. a film like 12 years a slave was just undeniable and who was a bad acting choice in 12 years? acting was flawless in that film
remind me what was so good about 12 years a slave again? :why: another lead other than chitewel could have made that flick better and more successful. While serviceable ejifor was born to co star/play supporting. And one of the main problems I had was the struggle faces he displayed as if to say "pity me". John Amos and djimon honsou (who is a weak actor mind you) never had to do that you just felt it because the story and performance stood for itself nothing felt fabricated and forced. Dude was outshone by that slave that ran to his owner for what little screen time he had and lypita. Another thing was the direction, mcqueen did nothing special, it felt very basic and mechanical. And the ending seemed hastily written.


django is entertaining but the german dude got way too much shine for a film about a free slave.
that's by design breh, will never understand how blax can herald django to such a degree when the title characters acting sucked while his character wasn't remotely likeable/rootable. Yet you make the German dude and Leo's characters the most compelling? In a black revenge flick? :what:
 
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